Lavender

She also introduces a single suspect who is alluded to early in the novel, Harry Lavender. ... And there was Lavender.... Day's use of allusion and symbolism foreshadow the involvement of Harry Lavender, emphasised by the capitalisation of 'Lavender' and its separation from 'roses and carnations'. ... While Valentine's view is subjective, Lavender's is objective. ... These combine to explore interesting ideas of the power of Claudia Valentine, Harry Lavender and Sydney, the facades of the characters and Sydney and the corruption of Sydney and Harry Lavender...

• Word Count: 1114
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

ENGLISH ESSAY- The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender by Marele Day. ... Lavender establishes himself to the reader and Claudia alike, as the powerful and enigmatic force over the city, even Claudia is under his capture- and by personifying the city, Lavender can have hold over its entirety too. ... This is also people's reaction to the characters associated with Harry Lavender. ... That was the way in which Lavender operated, with precision and clarity. ... Marele Day's use of Sydney as a setting and character was essential to The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender. ...

• Word Count: 1259
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ted Lavender from The Things They Carried and Ralph Ellison from Battle Royal have many similarities, but few differences. ... For Ted Lavender he did not sign up for the army, but was drafted in. ... Ted Lavender and Ralph Ellison both have confidence, because they both do what they are told without fear. ... For Ted Lavender his life was going to be on the line. ... Ted Lavender was in a position of great danger. ...

• Word Count: 476
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is changed by the death of one of the soldiers under his command, Ted Lavender. ... Lavender's death causes Cross, like his other soldiers, to realize the harsh truth of the war. ... Then Lavender is shot. ... He believes that Lavender's death is his fault. ... He will address his men, bearing the brunt of Lavender's death on his shoulders. ...

• Word Count: 689
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It is only until the death of Lavender that Lt. ... Cross" fascination with Martha and Ted Lavender's death. ... But, O"Brien takes this one incident and drags it throughout the entire story providing little detail about Lavender's death "he was shot and killed" (63), "Lavender died" (65), "Ted Lavender was shot" (66) and "Lavender was dead" (71) until the last paragraph. ... If a reader was told that Lavender was shot in the beginning the story would have been very dry and unsuspenseful but, by breaking up Lavender's death into parts over the entire story keeps the reader&...

• Word Count: 857
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

He thinks to himself, "Lavender is dead. ... Ted Lavender carried all the necessities as well. ... Lavender is probably the most scared of dying. ... The largest item that Lavender carries with him is the fear of dying. ... It calms his fear just as a tranquilizer calmed Lavender. ...

• Word Count: 1179
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

When Lavender is shot, Lt. ... Cross feels like he let Lavender down, and as a result, he decides to change his ways, and blocks Martha out of his mind. ... Cross, the soldiers in the platoon include Henry Dobbins, Dave Jensen, Ted Lavender, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Rat Kiley, Lee Strunk and Kiowa. ... Dobbins is the big man of the bunch, Jensen is the hygiene freak, Lavender is scared on eventually gets shot, Sanders is the tough guy who cut off a thumb from a corpse, Bowker carried a diary, Rat Kiley was the medic and carried comic books, Lee Strunk had a slingshot for an additional ...

• Word Count: 904
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Later on in the story, Ted Lavender is killed, and this greatly affects Cross. Because Cross is the Alpha man, he felt as if it was his fault for Lavenders death. ... Another character that shows us that the war can take a mental tole of someone is Ted Lavender. Although Lavender lives a short life in this story, we are shown some things that he mentally and physically carries. From the beginning we are told that Lavender is a very timid soldier that has to carry things, such as, tranquilizers and marijuana, to keep him calm. ...

• Word Count: 1337
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With the death of Ted Lavender, O"Brien begins to develop the core of this story: How the men of Alpha Company dealt with the things they carried inside. After Lavender was killed, he was carried away by a helicopter. ... "After the chopper took lavender away, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross led his men into the village of Than Khe. ... Ted Lavender must have been dreaming, what with all his tranquilizers and "six or seven ounces of premium dope- Each man must have had his own daydreams, but the reader is only told about Lt. ... He burns Martha's letters, and "He realized it was only a gesture...

• Word Count: 1054
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School